Shawn Michaels Reveals Interest in Introducing New Prize for NXT Competitors

WWE has several bells and whistles that they can break out to get a bit of attention. NXT is still going strong as the company’s developmental brand, and Shawn Michaels is always looking for ways to draw attention, and that includes bringing over an idea from NXT UK.

Noam Dar is the Heritage Cup champion right now, and he won’t let anyone forget it. The Scottish Supernova brought his trophy from NXT UK with him, but it hasn’t been defended just yet. That being said, nothing is off the table.

While speaking to Stick to Wrestling, Shawn Michaels was asked about potential matches that could be added to the card for NXT Battleground. It appears that the Heritage Cup is on his radar.

“I feel like Noam Dar, he has brought over the Heritage Cup from the U.K. I feel like that’s something that, again, the American audiences need to sort of see it and understand and appreciate. One of the things I’d like to see in maybe the next couple weeks is the first-ever defense of the Heritage Cup happening there at Battleground on the 28th. That is a very unique, different kind of match, and again, not everybody can do that. It’s a Rounds Match. It sounds like something that, I don’t know, work as well, but it is amazing, what those NXT UK guys did in those Heritage Cup matches. So I feel like that’s something that we’re gonna have, and I gotta believe, I don’t know what’s gonna happen with Ilja Dragunov and Dijak. Hopefully, they get it settled next week, but I don’t know. There’s a lot of brimstone and fire going on with those two guys. Who knows what’s gonna happen? It’s gonna be combustible, let’s put it that way,” 

Shawn Michaels went from a WWE Hall of Famer to WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative. He has a lot of pull in NXT, so odds are the Heritage Cup is going to be featured on the show very soon.

This could be a big week for NXT after the new rosters following the 2023 WWE Draft come into effect. We could even new champions this week as the brand makes their way to Battleground.

You can check out the current lineup for NXT this week below. In the meantime, keep checking back with Ringside News for more updates.

NXT Tag Team Championship

Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) (c) vs. The Dyad (Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid)

Dijak vs. Ilja Dragunov

Bron Breakker vs. Trick Williams

Do you want to see the Heritage Cup defended on NXT? What’s your take on that match’s unique format? Sound off in the comments!